2022 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
The 2022 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represents Northern Illinois University as a member of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies are led by fourth-year head coach Thomas Hammock and play home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.[1]
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| West Division | |
| Record | 3–9 (2–6 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Eric Eidsness (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Derrick Jackson (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Huskie Stadium (capacity: 23,595) |
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| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio xy | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo xy$ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan x | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Huskies finished the 2021 season 9–5, 6–2 in the MAC play to finish in first place in the West Division.[2] They defeated Kent State 41–23 in the MAC Championship Game.[3] They received an invitation to the Cure Bowl where they lost to Coastal Carolina.[4]
Preseason
In the league's annual preseason poll, the Huskies were picked to win the West division.[5] They were also picked to win the MAC Championship.[6] Offensive linemen Nolan Porter and Logan Zschernitz, wide receiver Trayvon Rudolph, cornerback Jordan Gandy, and kicker John Richardson were named to the preseason first team.[7] Offensive lineman Marques Cox and safety C.J. Brown were named to the second team.[7]
Schedule
The Huskies played four non-conference games with visits to Tulsa and Kentucky and while hosting Eastern Illinois of the FCS and Vanderbilt at Huskie Stadium.[8]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois* | ESPN+ | W 34–27 | 10,864 | |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tulsa* | ESPN+ | L 35–38 | 22,113 | |
| September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt* |
| CBSSN | L 28–38 | 14,110 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Kentucky* | ESPN2 | L 23–31 | 61,579 | |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Ball State | ESPN+ | L 38–44 2OT | 10,012 | |
| October 8 | 2:30 p.m. | Toledo |
| ESPN+ | L 32–52 | 12,682 |
| October 15 | 2:30 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | ESPN+ | W 39–10 | 15,100 | |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Ohio | ESPN+ | L 17–24 | 15,922 | |
| November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Central Michigan |
| ESPNU | L 22–35 | 6,055 |
| November 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Western Michigan | ESPNU | W 24–21 | 8,722 | |
| November 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) |
| CBSSN | L 23–29 | 5,187 |
| November 26 | 12:30 p.m. | Akron |
| ESPN3 | L 12–44 | 6,288 |
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References
- "Thomas Hammock". NIU Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- "2021 Northern Illinois Huskies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- "N. Illinois wins MAC championship 41-23 over Kent St". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- "Coastal Carolina makes history with come-from-behind win over NIU in record-setting Cure Bowl". MSN. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- "MAC Announces 2022 Football Preseason Media Poll". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- Olmo, Joe. "NIU picked as preseason MAC favorites". www.wifr.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- DiTullio, Joe (2022-07-13). "Preseason All-MAC Teams". The Game Haus. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- Stoll, Michael. "Football releases 2022 schedule". Northern Star. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- "2022 Northern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 18, 2022.